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No.  139  GRAND   STREET,   NEW  YORK 


MYTHOLOGY. 


tT  is  observable  that  in  all  ages  and  countries,  the  several  nations  of  the  world, 
however  different  in  their  characters,  institutions  and  manners,  have  always 
united  in  one  essential  point— the  innate  opinion  of  a  worship  and  adoration  due  to  a 
Supreme  Being.  Into  whatever  region  we  cast  our  eyes,  we  find  priests,  altars, 
sacrifices,  festivals,  religious  rites,  temples  or  places  consecrated  to  religious  worship. 

In  every  race  of  people  we  may  discover  a  reverence  for  the  Divinity,  and  homage 
and  worship  rendered  to  Him,  and  an  undisguised  prolession  of  an  entire  dependence 
on  Him  in  all  their  undertakings,  and  occasions  of  need,  adversity,  or  danger.  But 
mere  human  reason  is  utterly  unable  to  attain  to  any  certain  knowledge  of  the  will, 
law,  or  attributes  of  the  Supreme  Being. 

For  this  a  Divine  revelation  is  necessary,  and  such  a  revelation  only  the  Jews  and 
Christians  have  ever  possessed.  The  ideas  of  the  ancients,  respecting  the  nature  and 
worship  of  God,  were,  therefore,  dark,  confused  and  very  imperfect.  Their  whole 
religious  belief  flowing  through  the  certain  channel  of  tradition,  and  with  such  embel- 
lishments as  poetic  genius  could  invent,  became  more  and  more  corrupt,  and  the  grossest 
polytheism  and  idolatry  prevailed  among  all  ancient  heathen  nations. 

The  Greeks  and  Romans  worshipped  a  multiplicity  of  gods,  celestial,  aerial,  terres- 
trial and  infernal;  but  these  were  generally  divided  into  three  classes:  celestial,  marine, 
and  infernal.  All  the  gods  and  demi-gods  were  subject  to  Jupiter,  who  was  considered 
the  supreme  deity  of  these  nations. 

The  mythology  of  the  Greeks  and  Romans  is  a  very  extensive  subject,  and  it  is 
only  intended  here  to  give  a  brief  sketch. 

The  celestial  deities  were  Jupiter,  Apollo,  Mars,  Mercury,  Bacchus,  Vulcan,  Juno, 
Minerva,  Venus,  Diana,  Ceres  and  Vesta.* 

The  marine  deities  were  Neptune  and  his  wife,  Amphitrite;  Oceanus  and  his  wife, 
Tethys;  Triton,  Proteus,  Nereus  and  his  sister  and  wife,  Doris,  &c. 

The  infernal  deities  were  Pluto  and  his  wife,  Proserpine;  Plutus,  Charon,  the 
Furies,  Fate,  the  three  Judges,  Minos,  yEacus  and  Rhadamanthus. 

The  muses  were  nine  in  number,  viz.:  Calliope,  Clio,  Erato,  Euterpe,  Polyhymnia, 
Melpomene,  Thalia,  Terpsichore  and  Urania. 

Besides  these  there  were  rural  deities,  as'  Pan,  Sylvanus,  Pricipus,  Terminus, 
Vertumnus,  and  others.  There  were  also  the  Syrens,  the  Gorgons,  Harpies,  Driades, 
Narades,  Nereides,  &c. 

APOLLO-BELVIDERE, 

Son  of  Jupiter  and  Latona,  called  also  Phoebus,  is  often  confounded  with  the  sun. 
According  to  Cicero,  there  were  four  persons  of  this  name.  The  first  was  son  of  Vulcan, 
and  the  tutelary  god  of  the  Athenians.  The  second  was  son  of  Corybas,  and  was  born 
in  Crete,  for  the  dominion  of  which  he  disputed  even  with  Jupiter  himself.  The  third 
was  son  of  Jupiter  and  Latona,  and  came  from  the  nations  of  the  Hyperboreans  to 
Delphi.  The  fourth  was  born  in  Arcadia,  and  called  Nomion,  because  he  gave  laws 
to  the  inhabitants. 


To  the  son  of  Jupiter  and  Latona  all  the  actions  of  the  others  seem  to  have  been 
attributed.  The  Apollo,  son  of  Vulcan,  was  the  same  as  the  Orus  of  the  Egyptians, 
and  was  the  most  ancient,  from  whom  the  actions  of  the  others  have  been  copied.  The 
three  others  seem  to  be  of  Grecian  origin.  The  tradition  that  the  son  of  Latona  was 
born  in  the  floating  island  of  Delos  is  taken  from  the  Egyptian  Mythology,  which  asserts 
that  the  son  of  Vulcan,  which  is  supposed  to  be  Orus,  was  saved  by  his  mother,  Isis, 
from  the  persecution  of  Typhon,  and  entrusted  to  the  care  of  Latona,  who  concealed 
him  in  the  island  of  Chemmis.  When  Latona  was  pregnant  by  Jupiter,  Juno,  who  was 
ever  jealous  of  her  husband's  amours,  raised  the  serpent,  Python,  to  torment  Latona, 
who  was  refused  a  place  to  give  birth  to  her  children,  till  Neptune,  moved  at  the 
severity  of  her  fate,  raised  the  island  of  Delos  from  the  bottom  of  the  sea,  where  Latona 
brought  forth  Apollo  and  Diana.  Apollo  was  the  god  of  the  fine  arts,  of  medicine, 
music,  poetry  and  eloquence,  of  all  which  he  was  deemed  the  inventor.  He  was  the 
only  one  of  the  gods  whose  oracles  were  in  general  repute  over  the  world. 

The  celebrated  statue,  pre-eminent  for  grace  and  beauty,  is  represented  standing 
six  feet  ten  inches  in  height,  and  nearly  nude;  his  quiver  hangs  over  his  right  shoulder, 
a  pallium  or  mantle  over  the  left  arm,  which  is  extended,  and  in  the  hand  are  the 
remains  of  a  bow,  from  which  he  watches  the  flight.  It  was  found  towards  the  close 
of  the  fifteenth  century,  among  the  ruins  of  Antium,  and  it  was  purchased  by  Pope 
Julius  the  Second,  then  cardinal,  and  placed  by  him,  on  his  elevation  as  Pontiff,  in  the 
Belvidere  of  the  Vatican,  whence  it  takes  its  name. 


MINERVA  OR  ATHENA, 

Daughter  of  Jupiter,  said  to  have  sprung  from  his  brain  completely  crowned.  She 
was  goddess  of  wisdom,  war  and  the  liberal  arts,  the  guardian  and  aider  of  heroes,  and 
presiding  goddess  of  Athens.  She  is  always  represented  with  a  helmet,  breast-plate 
and  shield;  on  the  latter  was  a  Gorgon's  head. 

DYING  GLADIATOR. 

This  statue  is  generally  considered  to  be  the  third  finest  male  statue  in  existence; 
the  beauty  of  proportion  in  this  statue  is  peculiarly  striking  as  illustrative  of  profound 
anatomical  knowledge ;  the  figure  is  reclining  on  an  oval  buckler,  with  a  knotted  cord 
around  the  neck,  a  short  sword  or  dagger,  and  a  broken  horn  beside  him.  This 
beautiful  production  was  found  at  Porto  d'Auger,  by  Cardinal  Allani,  about  the  year 
1770,  and  was  entire  with  the  exception  of  the  extremities  of  the  feet. 

VENUS  DE  MEDICI, 

Daughter  of  Jupiter  and  Dione,  and  wife  to  Vulcan,  the  goddess  of  love  and  beauty, 
queen  of  laughter,  and  mistress  of  the  graces  and  pleasures.  Venus  is  supposed  to 
have  sprung  from  the  foam  of  the  sea,  near  the  Island  of  Cyprus. 

The  Venus  de  Medici,  a  woman  rather  than  a  goddess,  embodying  every  human 
conception  of  the  graceful,  the  beautiful  and  the  chaste. 

The  inscription  upon  the  base  describes  the  statue  to  Cleomenes,  the  son  of  Apollo- 
dorus  at  Athens.  When  found  it  was  unquestionably  broken  into  eleven  pieces,  the 
right  arm  and  the  lower  part  of  the  left  arm  are  confessedly  modern. 


The  height  of  the  statue  is  five  feet  one  inch,  and  stands  resting  upon  the  left  leg, 
which  is  strengthened  by  a  dolphin,  with  its  head  downwards,  upon  which  are  sitting 
two  little  cupids,  designated  by  antiquaries  as  Eros  and  Anteos. 


GROUP  OF  THE  LAOCOON, 

Representing  the  father  and  his  two  sons  struggling  in  the  folds  of  the  serpents,  the 
group  exactly  described  by  Virgil. 

Laocoon,  a  priest  of  Apollo,  was  commissioned  by  the  Trojans  to  offer  a  bullock 
to  Neptune,  in  order  to  render  him  propitious.  During  the  sacrifice  two  enormous 
serpents  issued  from  the  sea  and  attacked  the  two  sons  of  the  priest,  who  stood  nearest 
the  altar.  The  father  immediately  attempted  to  defend  his  children;  but  the  serpents 
falling  upon  him,  crushed  him  in  their  complicated  folds,  and  he  died  in  the  greatest 
agonies. 

The  composition  of  this  group,  the  skilful  contrast  of  the  attitudes,  the  boldness 
and  truth  of  outlines,*  the  perfection  of  the  figure  of  the  father,  the  emotion  of  one  ol 
the  sons  and  the  dejection  of  the  other — all  these  collective  excellencies  constitute  this 
admirable  group  a  masterpiece  of  art. 

It  was  found  at  the  baths  of  Titus,  at  the  commencement  of  the  sixteenth  century. 


GERMANIC  US  OF  THE  LOUVRE, 

Is  represented  standing  erect,  listening  to  the  sound  of  a  shell  which  he  is  holding  in 
his  right  hand,  and  on  the  pedestal  of  which,  immediately  under  the  falling  folds  of 
the  drapery,  is  a  tortoise.  As  this  animal  was  sacred  to  Mercury,  the  god  of  eloquence, 
Visconti  conjectures  that  the  statue  may  represent  some  distinguished  Roman  orator. 
A  Greek  inscription  declares  it  to  be  the  work  of  Cleomens,  the  son  of  Cleomens  the 
Athenian,  a  name  distinguished  among  those  who  illustrated  Greece  during  the  pros- 
perous times  of  sculpture. 


HERCULES  FARNESE, 

In  the  Museo  Borbonico,  at  Naples,  is  represented  in  an  attitude  of  repose,  leaning  on 
his  club,  with  the  skin  of  the  Nemsean  Lion,  having  achieved  the  last  of  his  twelve 
celebrated  labors.  He  was  the  most  celebrated  hero  of  antiquity.  He  was  the  son  of 
Jupiter  and  Alcmena,  and  born  at  Thebes.  Juno  early  plotted  his  destruction,  and 
her  cruelty  rendered  him  subject  to  the  will  of  Ersytheus,  king  of  Mycenae,  who  imposed 
on  him  twelve  labors.  To  the  sixteenth  century,  antiquarians  have  attributed  the 
finding  of  this  noted  statue. 

MERCURY 

Is  in  the  attitude  of  mounting  upon  a  Zephyr  blown  from  the  mouths  of  ^Eolus.  By 
the  celebrated  artist,  John  of  Bologna. 


THE  BUST  OF  CLYTIE. 


Supposed  to  be  the  portrait  of  a  Roman  lady.  Chiselled  by  a  Greek  artist,  which 
was  at  first  denominated  Clyde  rising  from  a  sunflower,  and  afterward  Isis  issuing  from 
the  Lotos. 

DIANA  A  LA  BICHE 

Is  the  finest  statue  of  its  kind  extant.  It  stands  seven  feet  in  height,  and  represents 
her  in  the  act  of  running,  the  left  hand  resting  upon  the  horns  of  a  hind,  while 
with  the  right  she  is  in  the  act  of  drawing  an  arrow  from  the  quiver  suspended  upon 
her  shoulder.  The  folds  of  her  vesture,  which  is  short  and  girded  around  her,  are 
borne  back  by  the  wind,  and  the  feet  are  covered  with  a  sort  of  buskin  or  sandal.  She 
was  the  daughter  of  Jupiter  and  Latona;  she  was  born  at  the  same  birth  as  Apollo, 
and  she  obtained  from  her  father  the  permission  to  live  in  perpetual  celibacy,  and  to 
preside  over  the  travails  of  women.  To  shun  the  society  of  men,  she  devoted  herself 
to  hunting,  and  obtained  the  permission  of  Jupiter  to  have  for  her  attendants  sixty  of 
the  Oceanides  and  twenty  other  nymphs,  all  of  whom,  like  herself,  abjured  the  use  of 
marriage. 

JASON, 

The  celebrated  leader  of  the  Argonauts  in  the  expedition  to  Colchis.  He  was  the 
son  of  ^Eson  and  Alcimeda,  and  brought  up  the  Centaur  Chiron  (vide  Argonautic  Ex- 
pedition.) He  is  represented  tying  on  a  sandal  or  buskin  on  one  foot,  while  the  other 
sandal  lies  on  the  plinth  of  the  statue. 

PSYCHE, 

Signifying  "the  Soul,"  a  nymph  whom  Cupid  married.  Venus,  for  a  time,  imposed 
on  her  the  most  unpleasant  labors,  which  well  nigh  killed  her;  but  Jupiter,  at  Cupid's 
request,  conferred  on  her  immortality.  She  is  represented  standing  erect,  partly  nude; 
in  her  right  hand  she  holds  a  bow,  while  with  her  left  she  is  pointing  to  her  mouth; 
also  with  the  wings  of  a  butterfly,  to  intimate  the  lightness  of  the  soul,  of  which  the 
butterfly  is  the  symbol. 

ATLAS, 

One  of  the  Titans,  son  of  Japetus  and  Clymene,  one  of  the  Oceanides.  He  is  repre- 
sented as  supporting  the  world  on  his  shoulders,  which  was  allotted  him  in  consequence 
of  his  having  with  other  Titans,  made  war  upon  Zeno.  It  is  generally  considered  one 
of  the  finest  proportioned  statues  extant. 

ANTINOUS, 

A  native  of  Ithaca,  son  of  Euperthes,  and  one  of  Penelope's  suitors.  He  was  cruel  and 
brutal  in  his  manners,  and  excited  his  companions  to  destroy  Telemachus,  whose  advice 
comforted  his  mother,  Penelope.  He  was  a  youth  of  Bithynia,  and  the  Emperor  Adrian 
was  so  extreme1  y  fond  of  him,  that  at  his  death  he  erected  a  temple  to  him,  and  wished 
it  to  be  believed  that  he  had  been  changed  into  a  constellation.  He  is  represented  in 
an  attitude  of  repose,  and  antiquarians  consider  it  the  most  beautiful  statue  of  youth 
that  has  ever  been  discovered. 


ARISTIDES, 


A  celebrated  Athenian,  son  of  Lysimachus,  whose  great  temperance  and  virtue  procured 
him  the  surname  of  Just.  He  was  rival  to  Themistocles,  by  whose  influence  he  was 
banished  for  ten  years,  B.  C.  484;  but  before  six  years  of  his  exile  had  elapsed,  he  was 
recalled  by  the  Athenians. 

As  a  draped  statue  it  cannot  be  excelled.    The  whole  outlines  and  details  are  perfect. 

THE  BUST  OF  ARIADNE. 

Daughter  of  Minos,  second  king  of  Crete,  by  Pasiphae.  Fell  in  love  with  Theseus,  who 
was  shut  up  in  the  Labyrinth,  to  be  devoured  by  the  Minotaur,  and  gave  him  a  clue 
of  thread  by  which  he  extricated  himself  from  the  difficult  windings  of  his  confinement 
after  he  had  conquered  the  Minotaur.  He  carried  her  away,  according  to  rhe  promise 
he  had  made,  and  married  her;  but  when  he  arrived  at  the  Island  Naxos,  he  forsook 
her,  though  she  was  already  pregnant,  and  repaid  his  love  with  the  most  endearing 
tenderness.  Ariadne,  upon  being  abandoned  by  Theseus,  hung  herself,  according  to 
some;  but  Plutarch  says  she  lived  many  years  after. 

HIPPOCRATES, 

A  divinity,  supposed  to  be  the  same  as  Orus,  the  son  of  Isis,  among  the  Egyptians. 
He  is  represented  as  holding  one  of  his  fingers  on  his  mouth,  and  from  thence  he  is 
called  the  god  of  silence,  and  intimates  that  the  mysteries  of  religion  and  philosophy 
ought  never  to  be  revealed  to  the  people.  The  Romans  placed  his  statue  at  the 
entrance  of  their  temples. 

GANYMEDES, 

A  beautiful  youth  of  Phrygia,  son  of  Tros,  and  brother  to  Ilus  and  Assaracus.  According 
to  Lucian,  he  was  the  son  of  Dardanus.  He  was  taken  up  to  heaven  by  Jupiter,  as  he 
was  hunting,  or  rather  tending  his  father's  flocks  on  Mount  Ida,  and  he  became  cup- 
bearer of  the  gods,  in  place  of  Hebe.  He  is  represented  standing  by  the  side  of  an. 
eagle,  with  one  arm  raised.    It  is  Considered  a  very  fine  antique. 

FLORA, 

The  goddess  of  flowers  and  gardens  among  the  Romans,  the  same  as  the  Chloris  of  the 
Greeks.  Some  suppose  that  she  was  originally  a  common  courtezan,  who  left  to  the 
Romans  the  immense  riches  which  she  had  acquired  by  prostitution  and  lasciviousness, 
in  remembrance  of  which  a  yearly  festival  was  instituted  in  her  honor.  She  was  wor- 
shipped even  among  the  Sabines,  long  before  the  foundation  of  Rome,  and  likewise 
among  the  Phoceans  who  built  Marseiller,  long  before  the  existence  of  the  capital  of 
Italy.  Tatius  was  the  first  who  raised  her  a  temple  in  the  city  of  Rome.  It  is  said  that 
she  married  Zephyrus,  and  that  she  received  from  him  the  privileges  of  presiding  over 
i      flowers  and  enjoying  perpetual  youth. 

She  is  represented  as  crowned  with  flowers,  and  holding  in  her  hand  a  bouquet  of 
flowers. 


J/V  view  of  the  many  additions  to  my  collection,  made  from 
time  to  time,  it  seems  advisable  to  again  call  the  attention  of 
my  patrons  and  the  general  public  to  my  Catalogue  of  Plaster  of 
Paris  goods,  it  will  be  found  fuller  than  any  previous  issue,  and 
I  trust  will  be  of  service  in  making  up  orders.  My  collection  has 
very  recently  been  enriched  by  large  importations  from  Rome, 
Paris,  Florence,  Berlin  and  elsewhere,  of  the  finest  works  of  Art, 
both  antique  and  modern,  and,  it  is  believed,  will  well  repay  a 
personal  examination.  Included  in  my  collection  will  be  found 
a  large  and  varied  assortment  of  Religious  Subjects  for  Churches, 
Convents,  etc. 

Fine  specimens  of  Ornamental  Castings,  Masques,  Anatomical 
and  other  subjects,  suitable  for  the  use  of  Architects,  Academies, 
Drawing  Schools,  etc. 

A  new  and  unique  collection-  of  Animals,  by  eminent  artists 
of  Paris  and  elsewhere,  especially  suitable  for  artists. 

Also  a  great  variety  of  small  Figures,  Vases,  etc. 

By  the  use  of  ski/led  workmanship  and  careful  attention  in 
the  manufacture  of  my  moulds,  i  am  enabled  to  offer  copies  that 
are  believed  to  be  unequalled  for  truthfulness  and  artistic  finish, 
Respectfully, 

R.  CASTELVECCHI, 

139  Grand  Street,  N,  Y, 


STATUES 

FROM  THE  ORIGINAL  ANTIQUE  AND  EARLY  SCULPTURES 


Venus  of  Milo,  from  the  Louvre.    Exact  copy  of  original. 
3  feet,  $6  oo.    7  feet,  $50  00. 

Apollo  Belvidere,  from  the  Vatican  at  Rome,  

Apollo,  Sauroctonos,  (Louvre,)  

Antinous,  from  the  Capitol  at  Rome,  

Adonis,  from  the  Vatican  at  Rome,  

Amore  Greco,  or  Genius  of  the  Vatican,   


Size, 

ft.  in.  Price, 

7    6  $75  OO 

56  50  OO 

60  50  OO 

60  75  00 

34  10  00 


R.  Castelvecchi,  139  Grand  Street,  New  York, 


Diana  a  la  Biche,  from  the  Louvre.    Size,  7  feet.    Price,  $75  00. 

Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

Achille  Borghesi,  from  the  Louvre,                                                    7    4  $75  00 

Amazon,  from  the  Museum  of  Rio  Clementi,  Rome,                              7    o  100  00 

Arotino,  (Listening  Slave,)                                                                6    o  50  00 

Atlas,  (with  Globe,)                                                                        4    o  10  00 

Boy  Extracting  Thorn,  from  the  Capitol,                                             3    o  20  00 

Bacchus,  (                                                                              5    o  25  00 


Manufacturer  and  Importer  of  Busts,  Statues,  etc.  ii 


Discobolus  of  Myron.  Discobolus  of  Naucydes. 

Size.  6  feet  Price,  $75  00  Size,  6  feet  Price,  $50  00 

Machine  reduction,  1  ft.  6  in.    11        3  00  Machine  reduction,  2  ft.  1  in.    kV       4  00 


Fighting  Gladiator,  from  the  Louvre.    Size,  6  feet.    Price,  $65  00 
Machine  Reduction,  Size,  3  feet.    Price,  $6  00     Machine  Reduction,  Size,  2  feet.    Price,  $5  00 


12  R.  Castelvecchi,  139  Grand  Street,  New  York, 


Minerva  Giustigniani,  from  Naples. 

Size,  7  feet  6  inches  .Price,  $65  00 

Machine  reduction,  3  feet  4  in.,  "      10  00 

Size, 

ft.  in.  Price, 

Cupid, ^by  Michael  Angelo,  ,   4  6  $40  00 

Canephora,  from  the  British  Museum,   7  0  100  00 

Ceres,  from  the  Vatican,  Rome,   5  6  75  00 

DianaVla  Biche,  from  the  Louvre,   7  o  75  00 

Discobolus  of  Myron,  . from  the  Vatican,  Rome,   6  o  75  00 

Discobolus  of  Naueydes,  from  the  Vatican,  Rome,   6  o  50  00 

Euterpe,  from  the  Louvre,   5  0  5°  00 

Faun  Carying  Kid,  (from  Madrid,)   5  o  45  00 

Faun  Dancing,  (the  Clapping  Faun,)  from  Florence,   5  o  50  co 

Fighting  Gladiator,  from  the  Louvre,  Paris,   6  o  65  00 

Gladiator  Dying,  from  the  Capitol  at  Rome,   7  o  100  00 

Germanicus,  from  the  Louvre,   6  o  60  00 

Mercury,  by  Giovanni  d'  Bolognia,   4  6  40  00 

Mercury,  by  Thorwaldsen,   5  3  40  00 

Mercury  Flying,  (on  Pedestal,)   9  6  40  00 


Manufacturer  and  Importer  of  Busts,  Statues,  etc. 


Adonis,  of  the  Vatican.  Germanicus,  from  the  Louvre. 

Size,  6  feet.    Price,  $75  00  Size,  6  feet.    Price,  $60  00 

Machine  reduction,  2  ft.  8  in.    Price,  $5  00 
8iae, 

ft.  in.  Price. 


4 

$10  00 

  3 

4 

10  00 

  3 

0 

15  00 

Supplicant  Youth,  from  the  Royal  Museum  at  Berlin,  

.......  4 

6 

25  00 

  3 

0 

10  00 

  5 

3 

30  00 

  7 

0 

50  00 

.......  6 

0 

75  00 

0 

50  00 

  3 

6 

40  00 

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FULL  SIZE  MODERN  STATUES. 

for  halls,  museums,  theatres,  academies,  gardens,  parlors,  etc. 


Victory  Holding  Wreath,  from  Berlin.    Size,  3  feet.    Price,  $15  00. 

Size, 
ft.  in.  Price. 


Bacchus,  The  God  of  Wine,  with  grapes  and  cup  in  hands   5    o  $25  00 

Two  Candelabra  Statues,  each   5    6  30  00 

Faun  Playing  on  Flute     5    3  25  00 

Flora  Holding  Wreath   5    6  30  00 

Hebe,  with  Goblet,  Companion  to  Flora   5    6  30  00 

Hebe,  by  Thorwaldsen                              ...   5    2  30  00 

Two  Statues,  "  Horns  of  Plenty,"  each   56  2500 

Two  Statues,  "  Fisher  and  Hunter, "   50  3000 

Psyche,  by  Thede   5    3  25  00 

Sabrina,  by  Marshall   5    4  25  00 

Air   3    6  8  00 

Water   3    6  8  00 

Venus  Genetrix     2    4  5  00 

Sophocles     3    o  6  00 

Demosthenes  •   3    o  6  00 

Canephora     1  n  2  00 

Two  Boys,  (Spanish,)  one  with  horn  and  one  with  bird   2    7  4  00 


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ANTIQUE  AND  MEDI/EVAL  STATUES. 

MACHINE   REDUCTIONS    FROM    ORIGINALS — MEDIUM  SIZE. 


Moses,  by  Michael  Angelo.    Size,  3  ft.  4  in.    Price,  $20  00. 


Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

Moses  in  a  sitting  position,  by  Michael  Angelo   3  4  $20  00 

Ceres   3  6  20  00 

The  Wrestler,  Michael  Angelo   1  4  6  00 

Amazon   2  10  5  00 

Baigneuse  Venus   2  9  5  00 

Silenus  carrying  young  Bacchus   3  o  6  00 

Venus,  D'Arles,  from  the  Louvre    ,  ;   2  10  5  00 

Walking  Boy  with  Dolphin,  from  the  old  Palace  at  Florence   2  6  6  00 

Narcissus  de  Pompeii   2  2  4  00 

Egyptian  Anteno   2  o  4  00 

"      Desse  Pacht,  sitting   2  2  4  00 

Boy,  by  Donatello,  from  St.  Laurence,  Florence   2  2  3  00 

Boy,  by  Fiamingo   1  8  2  50 

"             "    1  6  2  00 


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Size. 
Size. 


Three  Graces. 

2  ft.  4  in.     Price  $6.00 

1  ft.  3  in.     Price   3.00 


Size, 
ft.  in 


Price. 

Supplicant  Youth   2  2  $2  50 

Dragon,  by  John  Bologna     2  6  400 

Euterpe. ...    2  o  3  00 

Four  Boys,  representing  the  four  seasons,  each   3  2  600 

G.  F.  Haendel   I  9  2  50 

Joh.  Seb.  Bach   1  9  2  50 

Goethe   2  o  2  50 

Schiller   2  o  2  50 

Bethoven   1  8  2  50 


Manufacturer  and^  Importer  of  Busts,  Statues,  etc. 


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Size. 

ft.  in.  Price. 

Mozart   1  8  $2  50 

Forced  Prayer,  from  Vienna   1  10  1  50 

The  First  Sorrow       "    110  150 

Venus  of  Medici   2  1  3  00 

Three  Graces,  (Group)   2  o  6  00 

Discobolus  throwing  Dices   2  2  3  00 

Two  Female  Figures,  representing  Industry  and  Art,  each   2  4  400 

Flora   4  o  8  00 

Diana   4  o  8  00 

Two  Figures,  Strength,  each   4  o  8  00 

Flora   3  8  5  00 

Psyche   3  7  5  00 

Bacchus  j   3  6  5  00 

Achille  Borghese   3  6  8  00 

Two  Dancing  Girls  of  Canova   3  6  5  00 

Minerva   3  5  5  00 

Boy  with  Shell  on  his  Head     3  4  5  00 

Washington  on  .Horseback   3  o  15  00 

Venus  of  the  Bath   3  o  6  00 

Apollo  Belvidere    3  o  8  00 

Venus  of  Milo   3  o  6  00 

Dying  Gladiator                                                                      ...  3  o  5  00 

Fighting  Gladiator   3  o  6  00 

"         ;  "    /.    2  o  5  00 

Flora  of  Canova   3  o  400 

Asia   3  o  4  00 

Africa   3  o  4  00 

Europe   3  o  4  00 

America   3  o  4  00 

The  Two  Seasons,  each  :   3  o  5  00 

Two  Boys;  one  Fisher,  the  other  Hunter,  each    3  o  4  00 

Venus,  holding  apple  in  hand,  by  Thorwaldsen   3  o  6  00 

Boy  holding  a  shell  in  front   2  10  8  00 

Germanicus   2  8  5  00 

Diana   2  6  5  00 

Two  Boys;  one  with  a  nest  of  birds,  the  other  killing  the  birds'  mother, 

each   2  6  4  00 

Hercules  Farnese   2  6  5  00 

Venus  de  Medici   2  6  4  00 

Antinous,  from  the  Museum  at  Naples   2  6  5  00 

Flying  Mercury   2  4  400 

Cincinnatus  r   2  4  5  00 

Psyche  and  Cupid,  (group,)  by  Thorwaldsen   24  700 

Apollo,  from  the  Antique    2  2  5  00 

Faun  Playing  on  Flute   2  o  4  00 


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STATUETTES. 

SMALLER— MACHINE  reductions  from  originals. 


Apollino  de  Medici. 
Size,  2  ft.  10  in.    Price,  $4.00 


Size, 

ft.  in. 

Cupid  Asleep                     2  o 

Two. Male  Figures  of  Night 
and  Morning,  by  Michael 

Angelo,  each                   2  I 

Two  Female  Figures,  Night 
and  Morning,  by  Michael 

Angelo,  each  2  1 

Dante                               2  1 

Ariosto                               2  o 

Tasso                                2  o 

Petrarch                             2  o 

Hebe                                 2  o 

Flora    .  2  o 

Psyche                             2  o 

Comedy                            2  0 


Venus  de  Medici,  from  the  Gallery  at  Florence. 

Size,  5  ft.  3  in.    Price,  »35-°° 
Machine  Reduction,  2  ft.  10  in.    Price,  $10.00 
M  "        2  ft.    1  in.        "  3.00 

11  "        1  ft.   4  in.        "  2.00 

Size, 


Price. 
$4  OO 


6  OO 


Venus  of  Canova  

Paul  and  Virginia  crossing 

the  water.  Group  

Group  of  the  Three  Graces, 

Venus  of  the  Vatican  

Venus  of  the  Pigeons  

Discoboles  throwing  quoits 


ft. 

in. 

Price. 

2 

O 

$2  50 

2 

O 

4  OO 

2 

O 

4  00 

2 

O 

4  00 

2 

O 

3  00 

2 

O 

3  00 

IO 

2  OO 

8 

2.00 

4 

2  OO 

I 

6 

2  OO 

6 

2  OO 

5 

2  OO 

I 

4 

I  25 

I 

3 

I  25 

Manufacturer  and  Importer  of  Busts,  Statues,  etc. 


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GROUPS. 

antique  and  modern. 


Laocoon  Group.  Size,  6  feet.  Price,  $200  00. 
Machine  Reduction,'1  3    "  "        -5  00. 


Wrestlers,  by  Michael  An- 
gel o  

Laocoon  

Washington  on  Horseback. 

Cupid  and  Psyche   

Ajax  and  Patroclus  

Niobe  Group.  , . 

Singing  Boys,  from  Florence 
Faith,  Hope  and  Charity . . 
Temptation  of  St. Anthony. 
Goose  Boy,  from  the  Louvre 
Silenus  and  Infant  Bacchus, 
Newsboy  


Size, 

ft. 

in . 

Price. 

I 

4 

$6  OO 

3 

0 

25  OO 

3 

0 

20  OO 

2 

4 

7  OO 

2 

0 

6  00 

2 

2 

6  00 

3 

O 

15  00 

1 

6 

3  °o 

1 

2 

3  5o 

1 

6 

3  50 

2 

10 

6  00 

2 

6  00 

Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

Jealousy  

LastfSummer.    Scene,  Sea 

Beach.    The  young  man 

writing  on  sand,  "  I  love 

you."  Young  lady  look- 

ingon  1 

Three 'Graces  1 

Three  Graces  2  o 

CupidrSleeping  ..2  o 

Paul  and, Virginia  2  10 

Home  Again  1  5 

Mina  Baley,  Sir  1  5 


5  $10  00 
3  3  00 
o  £6  00 
o  4  00 
to  4  00 
io„.oo 
10  00 


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BUSTS 


COLOSSAL  AND  ORIGINAL  SIZE 


Juno,  from'Original.  Size, 
Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

David,  by  Michael  Angelo, 
from  the  Royal  Academy 
of  Fine  Arts,  Florence, .  4    5  $50  00 
Lucius  Verrus,  Roman  Em- 
peror,                            3    5  30  00 

Pallas  de  Velletri,              3    o  10  00 

Juno,                               2    9  8  00 

Jupiter,                             211  8  00 

Ajax,                               3    o  10  00 

Niobe  Mother,                   210  10  00 

Venus  de  Nardo,                2  10  8  00 

Apollo  Belvidere, .......  2    8  6  00 

Diana  a  la  Biche,               2    6  6  00 

Bacchus,                           2    7  6  od 

Minerva,                           2  10  5  00 

Paris,                               2    o  3  00 


2  feet'g  inches.    Price,  $8  00. 


Size, 
ft.  in. 


Venus  of  the  Capitol,  ....  2  o 
Amore  Greco,  or  Genius  of 

the  Vatican,                   2  o 

Ariadne,                            2  4 

Venus  of  Milo,                   2  10 

Antinous,                           3  2 

Psyche,  from  the  Museum 

of  Naples,                       2  3 

Achille  Borghese,               2  10 

Julius  de  Medici,                 2  2 

Venus  de  Aries,                  2  o 

Mercury,  by  Thorwaldsen,  2  4 

Clytie,                              2  4 

Venus,  by  Thorwaldsen, . .  2  4 

Sabrina,  by  Marshall, ....  2  3 

Venus  de  Medici,                2  4 


Price. 

$3  00 

4  00 
6  00 
6  00 
t;  00 


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Busts,  Colossal  and  Original  Size. — Continued. 


Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

Niobe   Daughters,  (two,) 

each,     2    i    $3  oo 

Julius    Caesar,    from  the 

Louvre,   2    i      6  oo 

Ajax,   2    2     5  oo 

Persio,  by  Cellini,  from  the 

Capitol,  Rome,   2    3     6  00 


Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

Wounded  Amazon, ......  2    3  $6  00 

King  Lear,                        2    2  600 

Triano  Chreche,  from 

Florence,                       2    3  6  00 

Laocoon,                            2    I  500 

Calligula,  (a  Tyrant,)  23  600 

Discobolus,  ...2    4  600 


Jupiter.    Size,  2  feet  11  inches.    Price,  $8  00. 


LIFE  SIZE   MODERN  BUSTS. 


Shakespeare,   $5  00 

Walter  Scott,   5  00 

Byron,   5  00 

Washington,   4  00 

Franklin,   4  00 

Henry  Clay,   4  00 

General  Jackson,   4  00 

General  Taylor,   4  00 


round  base. 

Daniel  Webster,   $4  00 

Prescott,   4  00 

Washington  Irving,   4  00 

Lincoln,   5  00 

Grant,   5  00 

Milton,   5  00 

Christopher  Columbus,   5  00 


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Life  Size  Modern  Busts.— Continued. 

Prices  furnished  on  application. 

Adams,  John  Quincy,  sixth  President  of  the  United  States  ;  the  "old  man  elo- 
quent;" remarkable  for  memory,  firmness  and  force.  Born  in  Baintree,  now 
Quincy,  Mass.,  July  11,  1767  ;  died  in  Washington,  D.  C,  Feb.  23,  1848. 

Benton,  Thomas  H.,  thirty  years  United  States  Senator  from  Missouri ;  known 
for  pride,  pluck  and  practical  talent.  Born  March  14,  1782;  died  April 
10,  1858  

Black  Hawk,  celebrated  war  chief  of  the  Sac  and  Fox  tribe.  Born  in  1768;  died 
October  3,  1838.  Remarkable  for  practical  talent  and  immense  force  of 
character  

Bruce,  Robert,  Scottish  Chief  and  King.  Born  March  21,  1274;  died  June  6, 
1329  

Burns,  Robert,  the  Poet  ;  large  head  and  strong  temperament.  Born  January 
15,  1759;  died  July  21,  1796  

Burr,  Aaron,  a  cast  taken  from  his  head  after  death,  the  face  being  shortened 
by  the  loss  of  teeth.  Amativeness  excessive  ;  destructiveness,  combative  - 
ness,  firmness  and  self-esteem,  large.  He  was  Vice-President  under  Jeffer- 
son. Born  February  6,  1756.  In  1804  he  killed  Alexander  Hamilton  in 
a  duel,  after  which  he  lost  the  esteem  of  his  friends  and  the  public,  and 
died  on  Staten  Island,  September  14,  1836,  aged  80  years  

Burritt,  Elihu,  the  learned  blacksmith.  He  worked  eight  hours  a  day  on  the 
anvil,  studied  eight,  and  rested  and  recreated  eight  hours,  and  thus  mas- 
tered fifty-two  different  languages.  He  is  more  scholarly  than  philosophi- 
cal.   Born  in  New  Britain,  Conn.,  December  8,  181 1  

Calhoun,  John  C,  United  States  Senator  and  Vice-President  under  Jackson. 
Born  March  18,  1782;  died  March  13,  1850  

Chase,  Salmon  P.,  Chief  Justice  of  the  United  States  ;  Governor  of  Ohio  ;  Sec- 
retary of  the  Treasury  under  Lincoln.  Born  January  13,  1808  ;  died  May 
6,  1873.    (Colossal.)  $40  00 

Clinton,  De  Witt,  Governor  of  New  York,  United  States  Senator,  projector  and 
father  of  the  Erie  Canal.    Born  March  2,  1769  ;  died  February  11,  1828. . 

Cook,  Captain,  eminent  navigator.  Was  killed  and  eaten  by  the  cannibals  of 
the  Sandwich  Islands,  February  14,  1779  

Combe,  George,  author  of  the  "Constitution  of  Man,"  and  other  good  works  on 
phrenology.    Born  in  Edinboro,  October  21,  1788;  died  August  14,  1858. 

Douglass,  Stephen  A.,  "  the  little  giant;"  United  States  Senator  from  Illinois. 
Candidate  for  the  Presidency  in  i860.  Born  April  23,  1813;  died  June  3, 
1861  

Edison,  inventor  of  phonograph  and  electric  light  

Fillmore,  Millard,  Vice-President  under  Taylor,  and  succeeded  to  the  Presi- 
dency on  General  Taylor's  death.  He  was  genial  and  moral,  a  man  of 
respectable  ability,  and  inclined  to  conciliate  all  parties.  Born  January  7, 
1800;  died  March  8,  1874  ,  

Gall,  Dr.  Francis  Joseph,  the  discoverer  of  phrenology.  Born  in  Germany, 
March  9,  1758.  Commenced  public  lectures  on  phrenology  in  1796,  and 
died  in  Paris,  August  22,  1828.  A  philosophic  thinker,  and  a  brave  pioneer 
in  the  realm  of  discovery  

Gaston,  William,  an  eminent  lawyer  and  Judge  in  North  Carolina.  Born  Sep- 
tember 19,  1778;  died  January  13,  1844  

Graham,  Sylvester,  a  leader  in  hygienic  reform.  He  was  a  brave,  eloquent 
speaker,  the  first  man  in  America  to  lecture  on  reform  in  diet.  The  bread 
he  recommended  has  taken  his  name.  Author  of  "Science  of  Human  Life." 
born  in  Sheffield,  Conn.,  1794:  died  in  Northampton,  Mass.,  Sept.  11,  185 1. 

Greeley,  Horace,  founder  of  the  New  York  Tribune.  Born  February  3,  181 1 ; 
died  November  29,  1872  


Manufacturer  -and  Importer  of  Busts,  Statues,  etc.  23 


Life  Size  Modern  Busts. — Continued. 

Prices  furnished  on  application. 

Keokuk,  (Sly  Fox,)  Indian  Chief.  

Keokuk's  Wife  

La  Fayette,  Marquis  de,  the  patriotic  Frenchman  who  became  a  General  in  the  • 
Army  in  the  American  Revolution  

Lancaster,  Joseph,  popular  educator,  founder  of  what  was  called  "  Lancasterian 
System  of  Instruction, "  in  England.  Born  in  London  in  1778;  died  in  New 
York,  October  24,  1838  

Locke,  Richard  Adams,  author  of  the  celebrated  "  Moon  Hoax,"  written  about 
1837   

Loomis,  Hon.  A.,  a  sound  thinker  and  statesman,  eminent  as  a  Judge  and  law 
reformer  

Mann,  Horace,  the  father  of  the  improved  School  system  in  Massachusetts  and 
America  :  the  organizer  and  educator  ;  lawyer  by  profession  ;  he  was 
elected,  in  1848,  a  Member  of  Congress,  to  succeed  J.  Q.  Adams  ;  Presi- 
dent of  Antioch  College,  Ohio,  in  which  office  he  died,  August  2d,  1859. 
Born  in  Franklin,  Mass.,  May  4,  1796  

Mi-chi-wa-ta,  (Long  Hair,)  Keokuk's  son.  Very  large  destructiveness,  secre- 
tiveness  and  cautiousness    

McClellan,  General  George  B.  Born  in  Philadelphia,  December  3,  1826.  Son 
of  Dr.  George  McClellan.  Graduated  at  West  Point,  1846  ;  July  22,  1861, 
took  command  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac;  fought  the  battle  of  Antietam 
September  17,  1862;  was  relieved  of  command  November  7,  1862,  and  re- 
signed his  commission  in  the  Army  November  8,  1864  

O'Connell,  Daniel,  great  Irish  orator  and  reformer.  Born  in  the  County  of 
Kerry,  Ireland,  August  6,  1775;  died  at  Genoa,  May  15,  1847  

Pitt,  William,  British  Prime  Minister,  son  of  the  great  Earl  of  Chatham.  Born 
May  28,  1759;  died  January  23,  1806  

Polk,  James  K.,  eleventh  President  of  ihe  United  States.'  Born  November  2, 
1795;  died  June  15,  1849  

Pratt,  Colonel  Zadok,  great  tanner  in  central  New  York  ;  man  of  uncommon 
business  talent  and  enterprise,  and  became  a  Member  of  Congress.  Born 
October  30,  1790;  died  April  5,  1871  

Rolling  Thunder,  Indian  Chief,  Black  Hawk's  son  

Scott,  General  Winfield.  Distinguished  for  services  in  the  war  of  181215,  and 
in  Mexico  in  1847-8.  Born  in  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  13,  1786  ;  died  at 
West  Point,  May  29,  1866  

Seward,  William  H.,  lawyer  and  statesman;  Governor  of  New  York;  Secretary 
of  State  under  Lincoln  and  Johnson.  Born  May  16,  1801  ;  died  October 
II,  1872  

Tallmadge,  C.  B.,  Judge  ;  large  reasoning  organs,  moderate  perceptiveness, 
well  developed  moderate  and  social  powers   ... 

Tallmadge,  Nathaniel  P.,  United  States  Senator,  Governor  of  Iowa,  etc.  Born 
February  8,  1795;  died  November  2,  1864  

Tardy,  the  pirate.    Excuted  in  1831.    A  low,  villainous  head  

Taylor,  General  Zachary,  the  twelfth  President  of  the  United  States  ;  the  hero 
of  Buena  Vista.    Born  September  4,  1784;  died  July  9,  1850  

Van  Buren,  Martin,  eighth  President  of  the  United  States  ;  Attorney  General 
and  Governor  of  New  York  ;  United  States  Senator  ;  Minister  to  England  ; 
Secretary  of  State  under  Jackson.  Very  secretive,  smooth  and  politic.  Born 
at  Kinderhook,  December  5,  1782  :  died  July  24,  1862  

Voltaire,  a  brilliant  writer  of  the  skeptical  school  in  France.  Very  large  lan- 
guage and  mirthfulness  ;  small  spirituality  and  large  veneration,  which 
made  him  a  sycophant  to  power  and  greatness.  Born  February  20,  1694  ; 
died  May  30,  1778  

Woodbury,  Levi,  United  States  Senator  ;  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  under  Van 
Buren  ;  Governor  of  New  Hampshire  :  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States  


24  R.  Castelvecchi,  139  Grand  Street,  New  York, 


LIFE  SI 

SQUj 

Size,  ft.  Price. 


Cicero,   2  $3  00 

Plato,   2  3  00 

Virgilis,   2  3  00 

Homer,   2  3  00 

Dante,   2  3  00 

Demosthenes,    2  3  00 

Goethe,   2  3  00 

Raphael,   2  3  00 

Schiller,   2  3  00 

SMALL 

Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

Diana,   1    3  $1  50 

Diana,   1    6  1  50 

Roman  Muse,  (Vatican,)  .  .  1    8  1  50 

Greek  Girl,   1    6  1  50 

Shakespeare,   1  10  3  00 

Louis  Napoleon,   1    6  3  00 

Milton,   1  10  3  00 

Alexander  Hamilton,  ....  2    o  3  00 

Walter  Scott,   2    o  3  00 

Byron,   1  10  3  00 

Psyche,  (Canova,)   1    9  2  50 

Fiamingo  Boys,  (two)  each,  1    7  2  50 

Schiller  and  Goethe,  each,  1    7  2  00 

Lincoln,   I    5  1  50 

Demosthenes,   1    4  1  50 

Homer,   1    4  1  50 

Dickens,   1    6  1  50 

Burns,   1    6  1  50 

Washington  Irving,   I    6  1  50 

Pres.  George  Washington,  .1    o  1  co 

General  Custer,   I    6  3  00 

Pres.  Hayes,   1    6  3  00 

Minerva,   1    8  1  50 

Lucretia,   I    2  1  co 

Ajax,   1    6  1  50 

Flora,   1    2  1  00 

Venus  of  Milo,   1    2  1  00 

Apollo,   1    2  1  00 

Clytie,   1    3  1  50 

Schiller  and  Goethe,  each,  10  75 

Beethoven,   10  75 


E  BUSTS. 

E  BASE. 

Size,  ft.  Price. 


Hypocrites,                  ....  2  $3  00 

Esculape,   2  3  00 

Ambrose  Pare,   2  3  00 

Humboldt,    2  3  00 

Dupuytren,   2  3  00 

Galenus,   2  300 

Hanneman,                      .  2  3  00 

Bichat,   2  300 

BUSTS. 

Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

Mozart,   10  $0  75 

Mercury,                           .  10  75 

Psyche  of  Naples,   10  75 

Slave,  by  Michael  Angelo, .  10  75 

Juno,   10  75 

Minerva,   10  75 

Antinous,   10  75 

St.  Bruno,   10  75 

Esculape,   10.  75 

Virgile,   10  75 

Michael  Angelo,   10  I  00 

Raphael,   10  I  00 

Diana  de  Poiters,   1    o  I  00 

Dancing  Faun,   10  I  00 

Venus  de  Medici,   10  75 

Jessica,   

Queen  Elizabeth,   1    o  I  00 

Plato,   10  1  00 

Winfield  Scott,     10  I  00 

Locke,   10  1  00 

Dante,.'   10  75 

Webster,   10  75 

Lincoln  and  Sumner,  each,  10  1  00 

Prof.  Agassiz,   10  I  00 

Henry  Wilson,   1    o  I  00 

Governor  Andrew,    1    o  1  00 

Bowditch,   1    o  1  00 

Prescott,   1    o  1  00 

Myerbeer,   2    o  300 

Mendelssohn,   2    o  300 

Bacchus  and  Ariadne,  each,  1    o  1  00 


HEADS  FROM  THE  ANTIQUE. 


Size,  in.  Price.  ! 

Re  Etrusco,                           18  $3  00 

Child,  (Florentine  school,). . .  18  2  50 

Brutus,  by  Michael  Angelo, . .  20  2  00 
Tete  de  Brontolone,  by  Luca 

della  Robbia,                      20  2  50 

St.  John,  from  the  National 
Museum  at  Florence,  (Cal- 

ligula  school,)                      17  2  50 


Size,  in.  Price 
Fiametto,  from  the  Gallery  of 

Florence,                            20  $3  00 

St.  John,  by  Donatello,  ...   .18  2  00 

King  Agrippe,                        19  3  00 

Young  Augustus,                     21  3  00 

Achille,  (Dying,)                    21  3  00 

Slave,  by  Michael  Angelo,  . .  17  3  00 


Manufacturer  and  Importer  of  Busts,  Statues,  etc.  25 


MASQUES,  ANTIQUE  AND  MODERN. 

ORIGINAL  SIZE. 


Minerva,  $1  50 

Niobe  Mother,   150 

Sappho,   1  00 

Apollo,   1  50 

St.  Francis,   1  00 

Slave,  by  Michael  Angelo,    3  00 

Caligula,   1  00 

St.  Jerome,   1  00 

Vetellius,   1  00 

Germanicus,     1  00 

Jupiter,  (Colossal,)   5  00 

Demosthenes,   1  co 

Psyche,  from  the  Museum  at  Naples,  1  00 

Diana, . . ".   1  00 

Venus  of  the  Bath,   1  00 

Three  Boys'  Heads,  by  Flamingo, 

each,   1  00 

Brutus,  (with  Pedestal,)   1  00 

Moses,  (Colossal,)   3  00 

Clytie,   1  00 

Juno,     1  00 

Venus  de  Milo,   1  00 

Madonna,  by  Michael  Angelo,  ...  1  00 


Psyche,  Size,  3  ft.  2  in.    Price,  #10  00 


Diomede,  $1  00 

Two  Boys,  by  Donattelo,  each,  . .  1  00 

Apollo  Belvidere,   150 

Mercury,   I  50 

Achille  Borghese,   1  50 

Agrippe,   I  00 

Spartacus,   1  50 

Gladiator,   I  50 

Julius  Csesar,   I  50 

Isis,   1  50 

Niobe  Daughters,  (two,)  each,  ...  1  00 

Fiamingo  Boys,  (3  on  1  panel,).  . .  3  00 

Plato,     1  50 

Cicero,    1  50 

Diana  de  Gabi,   I  50 

Dying  Alexander,   1  50 

Julian  de  Medici,   I  50 

Paris,   I  50 

Venus  of  the  Capitol,   1  50 

Antinous,   I  50 

Venus  of  Aries,   1  50 

Eve,  by  Thorwaldsen,   1  50 


TORSO. 


Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

Amore  Greco,  or  Genius  of 


the  Vatican  3  4  $10  00 

Female  Torso,  1  8  3  00 

Female  Torso,  (full  body,) .  .2  3  3  00 

Female  Torso,  13  3  00 

Laocoon  Torso,  1  3  1  50 

Fighting  Gladiator  Torso,  ..10  1  00 

Torso  Belvidere,  1  8  3  00 

Torso  Belvidere,  10  1  00 

Torso  Laocoon,  19  2  co 

Torso  Venus  de  Medici,  ....19  2  50 


Torso  Psyche,  from  the  Museum  at  Naples. 
Bust,  2  feet  4  inches.       "        4  00 
Masque,   11        1  00 


26  R.  Castelvecchi,  139  Grand  Street,  New  York, 


ANATOMICAL  STUDIES. 

Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 


Statue,  Anatomy  of  Man,  by  Goudron,                                                  6  o  $35  00 

"     Anatomy  of  Man,                                                                     3  3  6  00 

"     Anatomy  of  Man,  by  Goudron,                                                   26  4  00 

"     Anatomy  of  Man,                                                                       24  4  00 

"     Anatomy  of  Man,  by  Goudron,                                                   22  4  00 

"     Anatomy  in  fighting  position,                                                     20  4  00 

"     Anatomy  of  Man,  by  Michael  Angelo,                                         1  I  1  5° 

"     Anatomy  of  Man,                                                                     10  1  50 

Anatomical  Leg,  by  Goudron,   4  00 

Anatomical  Leg,  different,   2  50 

Anatomical  Arm,  with  Shoulder,  by  Houdon,  •   3  00 

Anatomical  Arm,  bending,  by  Houdon,   3  00 

Anatomical  Arm,  straight,  different,   2  00 

Anatomical  Hands,  (two,)  different,  each,   1  00 

Anatomical  Foot,    I  00 


Elementary  Studies — Cones,  Octagons,  &c,  50  cents  each. 

FRACTIONS  OF  THE  BODY. 

Back,  from  life,  $5  00 

Chest,  from  life,   5  00 

Arms,  from  nature,  (six  different,)  from  $2  00  to  6  00 

Legs,  from  nature,  "    "    2  00  to  6  00 

Female  Arms,   "    2  00  to  3  00 

Female  Hands,    "       50  to  2  00 

Female  Feet,   "       75  to  1  50 

Female  Legs,   "    2  00  to  4  00 

Hand  of  Hercules  Farnese,  from  original,   3  00 

Hand  of  Apollo,  from  original,  . . ,   I  5° 

Hand  of  Venus  de  Medici,  from  original,     I  00 

Hands,  from  nature,  (four,)  each,   1  00 

Hand,  with  Cherry  in  Fingers,   1  00 

Right  and  Left  Hands  of  Julia's  De  Medici,  one  holding  Scroll,  and  one  with 

Money,  each,   I  00 

Two  Boys'  Hands,  each,  <  •  50 

"   Child's  Hands,  each,   25 

"  "  "    larger   50 

"   Ladies'  Hands  resting  on  cushion,   75 

Hands  Clasped,   I  00 

Michael  Angelo's  Hand,  from  death,    1  OO 


Manufacturer  and  Importer  of  Busts,  Statues,  etc.  27 


Fractions  of  the  Body. — Continued. 


Colossal  Hand,  (Male,)  $1  50 

Colossal  Hand,  (Female,)   I  50 

Both  Feet,  Apollo  Belvidere,  each,  ,   2  00 

Both  Feet,  Fighting  Gladiator,  each,   1  50 

Both  Feet,  Venus  de  Medici,  each,   1  00 

Child's  Arms,  Feet,  Legs  and  Hands,  in  great  variety,  from  $0  50  to  1  00 

Also,  a  large  assortment  of  Casts  of  Hands,  Feet,  and  fractions  of  the  human 

body,  from  nature  and  otherwise,  from  $0  50  to  2  00 

Also,  a  great  variety  of  Ears,  Noses,  Eyes,  Mouths,  Vases,  Balls,  Cones,  Octa- 
gons, etc.,  for  the  use  of  Drawing  Schools  and  Artists,  each,   50 


RELIEFS. 

BASSO    J±NT>    ALTO    FRIEZE,  ETC. 


The  Four  Seasons,  (circular,  25  inches,  Basso  Relievo,)  each,  $4  00 

Frieze,  The  Battle  of  the  Amazons,  from  the  Temple  of  Minerva.    Four  pieces, 

the  whole  11  ft.  x  2  ft.  1  in.,  40  00 

Four  pieces,  by  Jean  Gougeon.    Pilaster  of  the  Madeleine.    Each,   2  00 

Eight  pieces,  by  Jean  Gougeon.    Naked.    (Basso.)   Each  1  ft.  6  in.  x  9  in.,          1  00 

Two  Oval  pieces,  Night  and  Morning,  by  Gougeon.    (Basso.)    Each,   1  50 

St.  Cecilia,  from  the  Gallery  at  Florence.    (Basso.)    1  ft.  10  in.  x  I  ft.  3  in.,  .  .  2  50 

St.  John,  by  Donatello,  from  the  Gallery  at  Florence.  (Alto.)  1  ft.  8  in.  x  10  in.  2  00 

Four  Panels  of  Boys,  in  Relief,  by  Donatello.    Each  2  ft.  3  in.  x  9  in.,   2  00 

Venetian  Panel  with  Griffin.    1  ft.  11  in.  x  1  ft.  4  in.,   3  00 

Two  Rosettes,  (circular,)  from  the  Vatican.    Each,   2  00 

Head  of  Lion,  (circular,)   I  00 

One  Ornament,  by  Tarryiano,  from  Westminster  Abbey,   5  00 

Five  pieces,  Elementary  Work.    Each,  ,   1  00 

The  Seige  of  Troy  (oval).    30  in.  x  23  in.,   3  00 

Marriage  of  Cupid.    9  in.  x  7  in.,   1  00 

Frieze  Pomegranate,  Egg  Plant  and  Dove,  from  the  Gates  of  the  Presbytery, 

Florence.    Each  18  in.  x  15  in.    Each,   2  00 

Two  Panels  of  Storks  (two).    Each  25  in.  x  7  in.    Each,   1  50 

Partridge,  Alto  Relievo,  (two,  oval,)  life  size.    Each,   3  00 

Partridge,  from  nature,  (oval,)  life  size,   I  00 

Woodcock,  Alto  Relievo,  (oval,)  groups.    Each,   3  00 

Frieze  Erectheuim,  e   3  00 

Charlotte  Corday  and  Companion  (oval).    Each,   2  50 


Also,  a  well  assorted  stock  of  Basso  and  Alto  Reliefs,  for  Designing  purposes. 


ANIMALS. 


Skeleton  Horses,by  Mene,  1  ft. 3  in.  $3  00 


Horse,  by  Mene,  1  ft.  3  in   3  00 

Lion,  by  Mene,   2  00 

Tiger,  by  Mene,   2  00 

Boar,  by  Cellini,   1  50 

Sheep,   1  00 

Cow  Standing,  by  Mene,   2  00 

Cow  lying  down,    1  00 

Large  Lion,  by  Monti,   4  00 

Smal%  Tiger,   1  00 

Lamb  lying  down,   1  00 

Dog  resting  on  haunches,  by  Borg- 

hese,  from  Louvre,   10  00 


Dog,  sitting  position,  from  Louvre,  10  00 


Boar  Hunt,  by  Mene,  $6  00 

Stag  Hunt,  by  Mene,   6  00 

Cow  and  Calf,  by  Mene,   3  00 

Cow  and  Calf,  smaller,  by  Mene, .  2  00 

Horse,  by  Mene,   2  00 

Four  different  Dogs,  standing,each,  I  00 

Bull,  by  Mene,   I  00 

Lamb  lying  down,  by  Mene,   2  00 

Lamb  lying  down,  head  erect,  by 

Mene,   1  00 

Donkey,  ,   1  00 

Camel,  by  Monti,   1  50 

Elephant,   4  00 

Lambswith  head  erect,   3  00 


28  R.  Castelvecchi,  139  Grand  Street,  New  York, 


HEADS  OF  ANIMALS. 


Stag's  Head,  $6  00 

Pig's  Head,   2  00 

Wolf's  Head,   I  50 

Tiger's  Head,  large,   3  00 

Lion's  Head,  large,   5  00 

Sheep's  Head,   I  50 

Panther's  Head,  by  Mene,   3  00 

Horse's  Head,  by  Mene,   1  50 


Two  large  Dog's  Heads,  each, .  .  .$2  00 


Young  Deer,  from  nature,   2  00 

Goat,   2  00 

Young  Goat,   1  00 

Ram,   2  00 

Horse's  Head,  from  nature,   5  00 

Also,  a  large  assortment  of  small 

heads  of  animals,  each   50 


SMALL  MODELS  OF  ANIMALS. 


Lion,  50  cts. 

Lioness,  50  " 

Fox,  50  " 

Wolf,  50  " 

Sheep,  50  " 

Cow,  50  " 

Bull,  50  " 


HEADS  BY  MENE. 


Terrier,  50  cts. 

Pointer,  50  " 

Goat,  50  " 

Stag,  50  " 

Setter  Dog,  50  " 

Horse,  50  " 


Greyhound,  ....    50  " 


Reindeer,  50  cts, 

Bloodhound,  50  " 

Another  "     ....  50  " 

Boar,  50  " 

Rabbit,  50  " 

Bulldog,  50  «« 


Orange  on  Panel.    Price,  $i  50. 


Size,  in.  Price. 

Calla  Lily  on  square  panel,  16x13  $2  00 

Lemons,  with  Leaves, ... .  14x10  1  50 
Oranges, 


Quinces, 
Apples, 
Grapes, 
Plums, 
Pumpkin, 


.  12x10 
.  14x10 
.  14x10 
.  nx  8 
.  14x10 
.  iox  9 


1  50 

1  00 
1  25 


Size,  in.  Price. 
Grapevine,  with  2  bunches 

Grapes  and  8  Leaves,  . .  28x18  $5  00 

Tobacco  Leaf,    15X  7    1  00 

Thistle  and  Leaves,   6x  8  <?i  00 

Aloro  Leaves,   7x  7  75 

Squash  and  Leaves,   I2x  9    1  00 

Gourd  and  Leaves,   1  ox  9    1  25 

Chestnut  Leaves,  iox  9    1  00 


Manufacturer  and  Importer  of  Busts,  Statues,  etc. 


29 


Fruits,  Flowers  and  Leaves.  —  Continued. 


Apple  on  Panel. 
Size,  in.  Price. 


13X  7  %\ 

00 

16x13  1 

50 

Acorns  and  Leaves, branch, 

IIXIO  1 

00 

Blackberry  Vine,  

24x12  3 

00 

Cherry  Branch,  

18x10  1 

5° 

Mulberry  Leaf,  

9X  6 

75 

Size, 
.  9X 


Price. 

$0  75 
75 


Rose,  with  Leaves,  . 

Strawberries  and  Leaves,  .    7x  6 

Lemons  and  Leaves,   7x  6  75 

Also,  a  large  assortment  of  Small 
Leaves,  (beautiful  designs.)  each,  50 


RELIGIOUS  STATUES, 

FOR  CHURCHES,  CONVENTS,  ETC. 


Size,  3  feet.    Price,  $10  00.    Natural'Color,  $20  00. 


Size, 
ft.  in. 

Queen  of  Heaven,  3  0 

"        "       . ,  2  10 

"        "   20 


Our  Saviour  Lying  Dead, 
Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

B'essed  Virgin,  Immaculate 

Conception,  6  0  $35  00 

St.  Joseph,  6   o  35  00 

Blessed  Virgin  with  Infant,  6   o   35  00 

St.  Patrick,  5    0   30  00 

Blessed  Virgin  with  Infant,  4  0  12  00 
Sacred  Heart  of  Jesus,  ....  4   o    10  00 

"  "   Mary,  ....  4   0    10  00 

"  "   Jesus,  ....  3   o     5  00 

M  "   Mary,  30     5  00 

Blessed  Virgin,  taken  from  the  original  in  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral,  New  York,  and  cut 
by  Costelli,  of  Rome.  Very  beautiful.  Size,  6  feet.  Price,  $100.  Decorated,  $125. 


Immaculate  Conception, 
Outstretched  Hands, ....  4 
Hands  Crossed  on  Breast,  4 
Hands  Joined  in  Prayer,  4 

St.  Joseph  with  Infant  Jesus 
on  Arm,   4 

St.  Joseph  with  Infant, ....  3 


Price. 

$S  00 

4  5° 
2  50 

10  00 
10  00 
10  00 

10  00 
6  00 


3° 


R.  Castelvecchi,  139  Grand  Street,  New  York, 


RELIGIOUS  STATUES,  FOR  CHURCHES,  CONVENTS,  Etc. 

PRICES  IN  PURE  WHITE. 


Christ  on  Cross.    Black  Walnut  Cross,  Gothic 
Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

St.  Joseph  with  Infant, ....  3   o  $5  00 

44  "  ....  2  o  2  00 

St.  Joseph  Standing  Alone,  4  o  10  00 

"  "  44     2  10  4  00 

Immaculate  Conception, ...  3   6  6  00 

"  "       ...  2  10  4  00 

44  <{       ...  2   o  2  CO 

...  1   6  1  00 

Hands  Joined  in  Prayer, ...  2  10  4  00 
Two  Angels  Standing  in 

Prayer,   4  o  20  00 

Mary  with  Infant  on  Arm,  .29  5  00 

Our  Lady  of  Lourdes,  3   4  6  00 

"  44   26  3  00 

"  "   19  2  00 

"  44   13  1  50 

St.  Philomena,   .3   6  6  00 

St.  John  the  Baptist  Preach- 
ing,  4  o  10  00 

St.  Vincent  de  Paul  with 

Infant,  3   o  5  00 

St.  Peter  and  St.  Paul,  each,  3    5  5  00 

St.  Aloysius,  2   5  4  00 

St.  Michael  with  Spear  kill- 
ing Serpent,  2   9  6  00 

Cherub  holding   Basin  in 

hands,  ....   3  o  8  00 

Two  Adoring  Angels  kneel- 
ing,  per  pair,  3   3  24  00 

"  "  "       2  10  14  00 

"186  00 


Style,  Decorated.    Size,  6  feet.    Price,  $28  00. 
Not^Decorated.      "    6    "         "      12  00. 

Size, 

ft.  in.  Price. 

Two  Adoring  Angels  kneel- 
ing,  per  pair,  1    5  $4  00 

H            «         "10  2*50 

tt            «         44      o  7  1  50 
Guardian  Angel,  Hand 

Pointing  toward  Heaven,  3   4  10  00 

'  Pointing  to  Heaven,  2  8  6  00 

Hand  Outstretched,  ...  2  4  6  00 
Our  Saviour  with  Globe  in 

Hand,  2  3 

St.  Ann  with  Child,  3  4  8  00 

4  4             4  4   28  6  00 

Sacred  Heart  of  Mary,  1   8  1  60 

4  4           44    Jesus,  1   8  1  60 

44           44       4  4   14  1  00 

44           4  4    Mary,  14  1  00 

Saviour  lying  Dead,  length  3  o  10  00 
Christ  Crucified  on  Cross, 

(wood  cross,)  3   4  20  00 

"          44          44        2   o  5  00 

44          4  4          44        1   o  1  00 

St.  John,  3   6  10  00 

St.  John  with  Lamb  on  arm 

and  Sheep  at  feet,  3   8  5  00 

St.  Patrick,  2  o  3  00 

St.  Luke,   2  o  3  00 

St.  Mark,  2  o  3  00 

St.  Matthew,  2  o  3  00 

St.  Francis, ...   1   6  1  50 

St.  Anthony  with  Infant,  ..16  1  50 


32  R.  Castelvecchi,  139  Grand  Street,  New  York, 


Relief  Stations  of  the  Cross,  cast  in  Plaster,  Cement  and  Composite,  30  inches 
high  and  22  inches  wide,  without  Frames,  from  $200  to  $300;  with  Frames,  from  $300 
to  $400,  according  to  the  decorations  and  the  richness  of  the  Frame. 

They  will  be  decorated  in  natural  colors,  Gilt,  Stone  or  Bronze  colors,  etc. 

All  other  Statues  or  Ornaments  furnished  to  order.  Wood  Frames  for  the  above 
Stations  for  sale  also. 

Churches,  Fairs,  Festivals,  etc.,  supplied  with  small  work  at  wholesale  prices. 

Pedestals,  Brackets,  etc. 

Besides  the  articles  mentioned  in  this  Catalogue,  there  are  a  great  variety  of  others 
of  all  sizes  and  descriptions,  too  numerous  to  mention.  The  nature  of  these  articles  is 
such,  that  they  need  personal  inspection  to  give  satisfaction  as  to  taste  and  prices. 


Bust  of  the  Holy  Father,  Pope  Pius  IX.  Size,  2  ft  4  in.  Price,  $10  00 
Circular  Medallirn    "         ••*  "  "     1  ft.  7  in.        11        3  00 


A  fine  assortment  of  Pedestals  and  Brackets  of  artistic  design, 
ranging  from  50  cents  to  $6.00  each. 

Statues,  &c:,  for  Lawns  and  out  door  decorations,  painted  to 
protect  them  from  the  action  of  the  weather,  at  reasonable  rates.  Pare 
Gelatine  moulds  made  for  the  trade. 

Careful  attention  given  to  the  making  of  Waste  Moulds,  from  Clay 
Models. 

Prices  and  information,  regarding  any  statues  not  found  in  the  list, 
will  be  cheerfully  furnished. 

Goods  carefully  packed  and  shipped  by  express  or  freight  to  any 
part  of  the  United  States  or  Canada.  Cost  of  packing  extra,  (about  1 5 
per  cent,  on  value  of  goods. ) 

Parties  will  secure  prompt  and  careful  execution  of  orders,  as  well 
as  advance  their  own  interest  by  dealing  direct  with  the  manufacturer. 

Your  orders  are  respectfully  solicited. 

R.  CASTELVECCHI, 

Manufacturer  and  Importer, 

Correspondence  in  London,  Rome,  Berlin,  0  _ 

Naples,  Paris,  Munich,  Florence,  etc.  139  Grand  Street,  N.  Y, 


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